U.K., Meet Your New Prime Minister, David Cameron

Following prime minister Gordon Brown’s resignation earlier today, David Cameron has accepted the Queen’s request that he lead Parliament. (Technically, Brown must ask the Queen to accept his resignation and she, in turn, must ask Cameron to assume his duties. It’s charming!) Cameron’s Conservative Party will join with Nick Clegg’s Liberal Democrats to form a coalition government. Some insiders speculate that the possibility of a Labour–Lib Deb coalition dissolved because “the Labour Party never took seriously the prospects of forming a progressive, reforming government,” reports the BBC.Cameron has already began to set up shop at 10 Downing Street, the prime minister’s residence. According to the BBC, “Mr. Cameron said he and Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg would ‘put aside party differences and work hard for the common good and the national interest.’” It will be the first time in 13 years that the Conservatives will be in power.